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Israel’s inflation hits lowest level since 2021 at 1.6% as home prices plunge

June consumer prices were unchanged, while apartment prices fell 1% over two months and 2% annually, though rents rose sharply for new tenants

Gad Lior, Hila Tsion | 07.15.26

The protest that failed: Israeli home prices surge 84% in 15 years

The average Israeli apartment has gained about 1.1 million shekels ($333,000) since the 2011 social justice protests, while wages rose more slowly and buyers now need over 164 monthly salaries to purchase a home

Hila Tsion | 07.14.26

Home prices slip again: what apartments sold for across Israel

Recent housing data and transactions reveal wide gaps between peripheral cities and central Israel, as CBS index shows a 1.3% annual decline

Hila Tsion | 07.05.26

More than 65,000 homes planned as Israel advances major housing deals

Kfar Yona signs its first roof agreement, a NIS 2 billion plan for over 10,000 homes; Holon signs a NIS 3 billion deal for more than 8,000, while 47,000 more units advance through urban renewal and new construction

Hila Tsion | 06.30.26

Israel jumps to No. 8 in US commercial real estate investment after $1B surge

JLL report shows Israeli capital returned sharply to the US market in 2025, with commercial real estate investment more than doubling to $1.06 billion, while Europe remained a major destination with $1.93 billion in deals

Hila Tsion | 06.21.26

Luxury home sales fall in Israel, but price per meter hits record high

New data show only 20 deals above 15M shekels were reported in the first quarter of 2026, the lowest in four years, but demand has shifted from large villas to premium apartments in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, sending prices per square meter up 22%

Hila Tsion | 06.17.26

From prime office space to dead weight: high-tech meltdown spills over to commercial real estate market

After years in which tech companies drove demand for office space, layoffs, slower hiring and AI tools are prompting firms to close floors, sublet space and cut costs, while real estate executives warn the housing market could be next

Hila Tsion | 06.07.26

Tech puts Tel Aviv in global innovation league, but infrastructure may hold it back

JLL report places Israel’s nonstop city alongside Austin, Berlin and Seattle as a rising global tech hub, but warns the next phase of competition will depend on premium offices, transit, housing and urban infrastructure

Hila Tsion | 05.27.26

Israel’s rental prices kept rising in early 2026, with Tel Aviv still most expensive

Average rent rose 0.7% in the first quarter and 3.5% year-on-year, CBS data show; Tel Aviv, Herzliya and Kfar Saba led the market, while Beersheba, Haifa and Ashkelon remained cheapest

Hila Tsion | 05.24.26

The embassy effect: how foreign missions boost nearby real estate demand and home values

After Israel approved land for permanent US Embassy compound in Jerusalem and Herzliya unveiled plans tied to the future UAE Embassy, real estate experts say proximity to diplomatic missions can raise prestige, security and demand, and also increase values by up to 20%

Hila Tsion | 05.21.26

Residential neighborhood under construction

As housing market slips into deep freeze, developers cut home prices - without saying they did

Israel’s housing market continues to stall, pushing contractors to offer discounts of up to NIS 700,000 through consumer clubs; average apartment prices fell 1.6% in Q1, though demand in major cities such as Tel Aviv and Jerusalem remains strong

Hila Tsion | 05.20.26

Israel's inflation flares in April as gas prices hit households

Consumer prices jumped on higher gas costs, but annual inflation remains within target as markets expect a Bank of Israel rate cut

Gad Lior, Hila Tsion | 05.15.26

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Jerusalem’s war on ghost apartments: family-size housing jumps 50%

A review for Jerusalem Day finds the city is curbing small-apartment approvals and advancing four-room homes, as urban renewal approvals jumped 129% in three years

Hila Tsion | 05.14.26

Half of foreign homebuyers in Israel are Americans: here’s where they buy

For the first time, Finance Ministry economists analyzed first-quarter real estate deals by buyers’ country of origin, finding a rise in purchases by French and British nationals, who favored lower-priced apartments

Hila Tsion | 05.13.26

Da Vinci Tower. Some of the apartments were hit by an Iranian missile

After Iranian missile strike, Abou Family REIT saw 'once-in-a-generation opportunity'

Abou Family REIT bought 40 Da Vinci Towers apartments in Tel Aviv from the Israel Land Authority after an Iranian missile strike at a discount, about 2M shekels per unit after renovation; it is marketing 20 units for 13,000–16,000 shekels monthly

Hila Tsion | 05.06.26